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MetaWare High School (Demo)

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2020

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Quick resume

How do you see the world when nothing is real? An experimental metafictional visual novel.

Global score

97/100

Genres

Casual, Indie, Free To Play, Visual Novel

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    Pros

    • Deep and thought-provoking narrative
    • Unique meta and fourth wall breaking
    • Engaging characters with emotional depth
    • Multiple endings encouraging replay
    • Free to play with high value

    Cons

    • Some slow pacing and forced pauses
    • Achievement unobtainable or buggy
    • Limited art and customization
    • Repetitive on multiple replays
    • No multiplayer or social features

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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    • Competence

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    • Competition

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    • Continuation

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      "Players report long play sessions, replaying for secrets and dialogue, and strong attachment to characters and story, indicating habitual engagement."

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    • Cooperation

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    • Creativity

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      "Players explore different story paths and endings, experimenting with narrative choices."

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    • Domination

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    • Escapism

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    • Expectation

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    • Experimenting

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    • Exploration

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    • Expression

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    • Fantasy

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    • Fellowship

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      "Primarily a solitary experience with minimal social interaction or community involvement."

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    • Growth

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      "Players develop understanding of characters and story complexity through multiple playthroughs."

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    • Health

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      "Sedentary gameplay typical of visual novels with no physical activity or health-related features."

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    • Idle

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      -3

      "Requires focused reading and decision-making, not suited for passive or background play."

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      "Requires focused reading and decision-making, not suited for passive or background play."

    • Intimacy

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      2

      "Emotional connections with characters and narrative, though no real social bonding."

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    • Leadership

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    • Progression

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    • Relaxation

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      "Mix of tension and humor creates a balanced emotional experience with moments of flow and engagement."

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    • Sensation

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      "Enjoyable soundtrack and art style provide sensory pleasure."

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    • Status

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      "No social status or recognition mechanics; focus is on personal experience rather than social evaluation."

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    • Story

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    • Strategy

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    • Thrill

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    • Value

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    • Violence

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    • Survival

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    Analysis

    Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Fellowship, Expression. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Value, Story.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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